Story S.
Yelp
0/10. Not Omakase. Zero "French" infusion. I am honestly still in shock regarding my dinner at Shisho for Valentine's Day earlier this week and how this place passes themselves off as an Omakase place. We saw 3 couples walk out during our meal because of the awful service, and literally every other party was audibly complaining, so I'm shocked this place has as good of reviews as it does. It's seriously misleading and I really hope whoever reads this takes their $340+ (cost of a meal for 2 without tip) and spends it somewhere worth the money.
The service was particularly AWFUL. This was the only time in my life that I didn't leave a tip. When I walked out, I half expected someone to pop out and ask me to sign a release form because I thought this was some sort of TV show prank.
From what I experienced, they hired 3 high schoolers who had never worked a day in their lives and made Valentine's Day their first night on the job. Everyone was eating the same 4 course $150 pp "Omakase" menu, and they still couldn't manage to bring anyone their food in the correct order. I left without receiving my final course, and at that point I didn't even care because I wanted to leave so badly. I think the absolute worst part is when they served us the "Omakase" (14 pieces of nigiri thrown on a plate, sushi-deluxe style and DEFINITELY not omakase..) the waitress couldn't tell us what fish we were being served. Our total bill was $340, and for that, I expect the wait staff to know what they are serving at the bare minimum. When things just kept getting worse, I asked if I could box my food to go. The waitress told me No. (Nobu will box your food up, but not Sisho!)
Moral of the story, don't go here. There's like 10 amazing places on this block and Shisho is definitely not one of them. They somehow trap you into eating here once with a nicely set up online reservation system (that they don't honor when you arrive), but I would be shocked if anyone ever chose to eat here twice.
@Shisho If you're reading this, I'd love a refund for the ruined Valentine's Day!